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Author Topic: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 30 MAY 2026  (Read 3521 times)

DJ Kraze

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Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 30 MAY 2026
« on: May 30, 2026, 0057 UTC »
Listening from the "Maid Gina KiwiSDR" In New Haven Country, CT or as I like to call it "almost my back yard" signal is a 6 to 7 out of 10 with lots of CW QRM switching from 6961.50 kHz to 6963 kHz, adjusting the bandwidth "legs" seems to help.

0057 [Signal On]
0058 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0100 [Ballsmacker Radio Opening Announcement]
0100 1980-NCS - Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
0105 1965-082 - James Brown and the Famous Flames - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
0110 1956-005 - Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel
[Waterfall Art? about 10 kHz down, some kind of squiggly pattern]
0112 [Most Friday Nights -Liner]
0112 1967-NCS - The Doors - Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)
0115 1973-019 - Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn
0118 1971-NCS - Caravan - Golf Girl Lyrics
0122 [The "waterfall art" has moved frequency between 6945 and 6950 now]
0123 [Special Theme -Liner]
0123 1977-018 - Eagles - Hotel California
0125 [The "waterfall art" has stopped]
0130 2023-NCS Raye - Oscar Winning Tears
0132 1940-007 - Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra - Sierra Sue
0135 [Wires in the trees -Liner]
0135 1970-NCS - Chairmen Of The Board - Bravo, Hooray
0139 1986-NCS - David Lee Roth - Yankee Rose
0143 [you got me on this one]
0147 [Station ID]
0147 2005-NCS  Bloodhound Gang - Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo
0150 1986-009 - Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
0154 1952-155 - Louis Armstrong – Takes Two to Tango
0157 [Special Theme - Liner]
0157 2012-NCS - Roxy Music - India
0158 ???? - Charlie Brown (this wasn't the coasters)
0201 1980-NCS - Martha And The Muffins - Echo Beach
0204 [Nothing But The Hits -Liner]
0204 2022-NCS - Phoenix - Alpha Zulu
0208 1964-NCS - Dick Dale & His Del-Tones - The Victor
0210 2025-NCS - Inhaler - X-Ray
0213 [Greatest Hits Of All Time - Liner]
0214 1989-265 - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson
[I used to live about 3 miles from Mike Tyson when he lived in Farmington, CT
0218 1998-048 - Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November
0221 [Check Out Our Website -Liner]
0221 1985-139 - Limahl - Never Ending Story
0225 [Bowling Ball - SFX]
0225 [SSTV]
0226 [Closing Message]
0227 [Wildfire Interval Signal]
0227 [Program End]
0228 [Transmission Ended]



Please eQSL at [email protected] and as always thank you for the show.
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So many NCS, I'm going to have to run more than one computer and have other spreadsheets going

I'm not sure if that is waterfall art, it sounds like a signal or a bunch of signals, they have a definite pattern though and the pattern changed once
« Last Edit: May 30, 2026, 0244 UTC by DJ Kraze »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 MAY 2026
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2026, 0059 UTC »
0059 S9+20 usual strong signal.
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 MAY 2026
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0100utc  good signal  CW in background

Romeo and Juliet
Papas got a brand new bag
Heartbreak hotel
Alabama song
Delta Dawn
Golf Girl
Hotel california


Thanks for show!!
« Last Edit: May 30, 2026, 0124 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 MAY 2026
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0100 S9+20 with Dire Straits
« Last Edit: May 30, 2026, 0124 UTC by Professor »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 MAY 2026
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2026, 0101 UTC »
0100 'Romeo and Juliet' by Dire Straits.
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Sarge94

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 MAY 2026
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2026, 0102 UTC »
0101 - Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits               S9+
0137 - Bravo, Hooray - Chairman of the Board
0200 - Echo Beach - Martha and the Muffins
« Last Edit: May 30, 2026, 0201 UTC by Sarge94 »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 MAY 2026
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2026, 0104 UTC »
0105 UTC

S-9 + 20

MUSIC
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QSLCollector

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 30 MAY 2026
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2026, 0105 UTC »
S9 w/ CW in the background moved into LSB (was apart of the theme)

Started to listen at 0105
0106 Pappa Got A New Bag by James Brown
0112 Elvis song
0112 Ballsmacker ID into song
0120 Waterfall art
0123 ID, e-mail and about the special eQSL into Hotel California by Eagles
0135 some cool waterfall art from that song, ID
0238 WBRD took over

Tonight's theme is a tuff one! Thank you! Please send your eQSL!
« Last Edit: May 30, 2026, 0252 UTC by QSLCollector »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 30 MAY 2026
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2026, 0115 UTC »
0115: Delta Dawn
0117: Caravan - Golf Girl
0141: David Lee Roth (with hair) - Yankee Rose
0147: Bloodhound Game - F.U.C.K.
« Last Edit: May 30, 2026, 0151 UTC by Evil Elvis »
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 29 MAY 2026
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2026, 0122 UTC »
0101: Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits. Good signal, showing S9 with noise.
0124: Hotel California by Eagles.
0130: Oscar Winning Tears by RAYE.
0133: Sierra Sue by Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra.
0136: Bravo, Hooray by Chairman of the Board.
0147: Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo by Bloodhound Gang.
0150: Papa Don't Preach by Madonna.
0154: It Takes Two To Tango by Louis Armstrong & Sy Oliver and His Orchestra.
0157: India by Roxy Music.
0159: Charlie Brown by The Coasters.
0209: The Victor by Dick Dale & His Del-Tones.
0214: I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson by DJ Jazzy & The Fresh Prince.
0219: Gone Till November by Wyclef Jean.

« Last Edit: May 30, 2026, 0228 UTC by myteaquinn »
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William Hassig

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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 30 MAY 2026
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2026, 0127 UTC »
0121 on Empire MI sdr1 with fair/noisy S7-S9+ signal, pop music, "hotel California" the Eagles,
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 30 MAY 2026
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2026, 0130 UTC »
0120  Not quite audible signal since 0110. 0122 ID sequence w/ eQSL offer for theme into 'Hotel California' - Eagles, 'Oscar Winning Tears' - RAVE.

In at S8 right now.  (Incidentally, the signal improved  a few minutes before local sunset.)
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Mark Taylor
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Re: Ballsmacker Radio 6960 AM 0057 UTC 30 MAY 2026
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2026, 0151 UTC »
Station: Ballsmacker Radio
Listening date: 30 May 2026
Listening time: 01:48 - 02:22 (UTC time)
Frequency: 6960 AM
SINPO: 45444
Listening Location: Kamogawa City (Japan) via kiwiSDR Buckingham, PA, USA
Receiver used: kiwiSDR / Buckingham, PA, USA
Antenna used: Center Fed Dipole
Details of the programme listened to:
  0148 "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo" by Bloodhound Gang
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  0153 "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna
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  0156 "Takes Two to Tango" by Louis Armstrong
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  0159 "Charlie Brown" by The Coasters
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  0220 "Gone Till November (feat. New York Philharmonic)" by Wyclef Jean
  0222

Thank  you for your music show...  :)

I would be grateful to receive your eQSL at: [email protected]
« Last Edit: May 30, 2026, 0224 UTC by DXerKen »
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